Passport to tourism growth

Visa waivers have been heralded as a strong element in huge increases in tourism to Hawaii from Asia — but is access to nonstop flights actually as important, if not more so, as availability of visas at sites around the globe?
"For Hawaii, it's mainly access," says Daniel Nahoopii, research director of the Hawaii Tourism Authority.

Visa waivers have been heralded as a strong element in huge increases in tourism to Hawaii from Asia — but is access to nonstop flights actually as important, if not more so, as availability of visas at sites around the globe?